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Friday, November 12, 2004

Sur in English

This week reading is a newspaper article. You are going to visit the site of the newspaper “SUR” in English. http://www.surinenglish.com/index.php
Have a quick look at the different sections of the paper and then choose one or two articles to read. Did you know about this newspaper? Have you read this news in Spanish before? Tell us about the story/stories that you read and add any comments that they may suggest you. Tell us some of the words that you need to look up in the dictionary. How long have you been reading? Why did you select that story?

See you on Monday,
isabel

20 Comments:

At Wednesday, November 17, 2004, nerea gómez said...

Hi!!
I have read about the interview of Laura Sanchez concert violinist. She said in the interview: " Music plays a very important part at a wedding ".
I think that this interview is very interesting because is different to others.
I have spent 30 minutes reading.
I have looked up some words in the dictionary.
I have lend about that the classical music is interesting.
Bye!!!

 
At Thursday, November 18, 2004, Victoria Portillo said...

I spent reading 30 minutes.
I read Cleaning up the graffiti cost a lot.
In Marbella it cost 90.000€
The graffiti was born in the slum areas of New York.
The young people use the graffiti for express their ego.
There s always more graffiti on Mondays especially during the school holidays.
According to Elías del Pozo: “it’s easy to clean up the graffiti on painted surfaces, but it’s difficult
when the artist leaves his message on stone. The cleaning materials alone cost about 36.000€ a year.
I looked for the words: damage, encourage, be scraped, and council.


Victoria Portillo López 4º C

 
At Friday, November 19, 2004, Fabián said...

I don’t know about this newspaper, but I found very interesting this new. I have read about graffities and their problems for cleaning. I didn’t read this new in Spanish before. My opinion is that graffiti is an art and the politics should create areas for the keens to graffiti. So they would be able paint with liberty and express his art of good manner. I have looked up in the dictionary these words:
-Spokesman, surfaces, stone, damage and council.
I have spent around twenty-five minutes. I’m select that story because I like very graffiti.

 
At Friday, November 19, 2004, Manuel García said...

Hellooo!! We’re Manuel and Óscar
We have read about the General News “Police break up gang exploiting immigrants on building sites in Malaga and the Axarquía”
We have spent 25 minutes
The text is very interesting. The police had a good work to arresting this gang that was exploting immigrants in conditions of slavery.
The gang were denounced by three Ecuatorians.

 
At Friday, November 19, 2004, victor florido said...

Hi!!!!
We are Victor and Andy.
We spent reading 35 minutes.
We have read about the Martin Carpena sports centre in Malaga turns into a ice rink.The area is open every days and covers 300 square metres of sport centre.
The text is interesting.
We looked the words in the dictionary:
rink.
paddle.
adding.
although.
Good Bye!!!!!!11

 
At Friday, November 19, 2004, victor florido said...

Hi!!!!
We are Victor and Andy.
We spent reading 35 minutes.
We have read about the Martin Carpena sports centre in Malaga turns into a ice rink.The area is open every days and covers 300 square metres of sport centre.
The text is interesting.
We looked the words in the dictionary:
rink.
paddle.
adding.
although.
Good Bye!!!!!!11

 
At Sunday, November 21, 2004, Nicanor García said...

Hello!!
I spent reading 30 minutes.
I have read abaut the Málaga C.F,
The match Málaga-Getafe and
the match Lorca-Málaga, the Lorca
won 5 to 2 the Málaga.
The news is very interesting.
I looked the words in the dictionary:
Zealous, Hover, Stumble, Anyhow, Scorching,
Regrettably, Sunshine.
Bye!!

 
At Sunday, November 21, 2004, luis garcia said...

Hi!!!
I have read about "Andalucía"
It´s very interesting and entertaining.
I think that there are much turism in Málaga.
I have looked up some words in the dictionary.
I have spent 30 minutes reading the text.
Bye!

 
At Sunday, November 21, 2004, Nicanor García said...

Hello!!
I spent reading 30 minutes.
I have read about the Málaga C.F,
The match Málaga-Getafe and
the match Lorca-Málaga, the Lorca
won 5 to 2 the Málaga.
The news is very interesting.
I looked the words in the dictionary:
Zealous, Hover, Stumble, Anyhow, Scorching,
Regrettably, Sunshine.
Bye!!

 
At Sunday, November 21, 2004, Desirée Plaza said...

Hi!
I read about “Helicopter plunges into the River Guadalquivir”
I spent reading 10 minutes
I didn’t read the Sur in Spanish much
I looked 3 words in the dictionary: trip, remaining and belonging
The text isn’t difficult
Adios, bye, ciao!

 
At Monday, November 22, 2004, natalia lopez said...

I have read in “Sur in English” an article called “A free bestseller”.
The article processed about the right of the persons and the liberty expression.
This article discuss the “euthanasia” and the “abortion”.
The article say that the ones who do not agree with euthanasia or abortion or marriage between two people when what they have in common is that they belong to the same sex, also have the right to say what they think.
This text surprise me. I liked article a lot of because I have learnt things that I didn’t know.
It took me 30 minutes.
Looked up this words: Bestseller, CHURCHES, leaflets, against, hasten, allowed, agreement, spread, faiths, diminished, even, preach, compulsory, permissiveness, same, threats, lack, once, everyone, friendship, nowadays, walls, off-putting…
Good bye!

 
At Monday, November 22, 2004, Maite Romero Luque said...

I have read about “Doctors and vets”.
I liked the text a lot of because I have learnt about the pets, their cares and
veterinarians.
I think that this text is very interesting for people that have pets.
I spent reading 15 minutes.
I have looked up these words: dose, vet, may, sure, lack, bloodstream, liver,
amounts, psyche, behaviours, such, lifestyle…
I didn’t like that the text mentioned some illness like diabetes, arthritis, allergies….
Good bye people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
At Monday, November 22, 2004, Arturo Diaz said...

Hello¡
We are Arturo and José.
We spent reading 20 minuts aproximately.
We have read about the score Málaga B and Alaves.
We looked this words in the diccionary:

Disappoint- Decepcionar.
Took- Llevar algo.
Aware- interesado.
Parry- parar.
Curl- rizar.

We think that this text is entertaining, because it speaks about a score tight and it have much information . The occasion more important of the match was , the penalty failed for Málaga B for Paco Esteban.

Good bye¡

 
At Monday, November 22, 2004, alvaro rosas perea said...

Álvaro Rosas Perea
hi!
Cádiz 4-0 Málaga B
It refers to a football-match.
I'm sad because Málaga B lost.
Is interesting!
I read the text in twenty minutes.
I looked for these word:
-suitable:deseablemente
-crowd:gente
-efforts:esfuerzo
-depths:profundidad
-goalkeeper:portero
good bye!

 
At Monday, November 22, 2004, alvaro rosas perea said...

Álvaro Rosas Perea
hi!
Cádiz 4-0 Málaga B
It refers to a football-match.
I'm sad because Málaga B lost.
Is interesting!
I read the text in twenty minutes.
I looked for these word:
-suitable:deseablemente
-crowd:gente
-efforts:esfuerzo
-depths:profundidad
-goalkeeper:portero
good bye!

 
At Tuesday, November 23, 2004, iris ruiz said...

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At Tuesday, November 23, 2004, iris ruiz said...

I have read about AMER (the Malaga Association of Returned Emigrants). I think that the text is very interesting. I have spent 30 minutes reading.
I have looked up this words:

-Profit-making->lucrativo.
-Aware->entendido.
-Advantage->ventaja.
-Carry->llevar.
-Consultancy->asesoría.
-Advice->consejo.
-Provide->proporcionar.
-Awareness->conciencia.
-Paperwork->papeleo.

Bye,bye!!!

 
At Tuesday, November 23, 2004, eva lara said...

Hello everybodyyy!!!
I have read about the Healt and Beauty, a news about: creations by young designers.
I think that this news is interesting because is very important to know that this young could be big designers in the future.
I have spent 20 minutes reading the news.
I have looked up some words, for example: catwalk, contest...
I like the fashion for that i reed this news.
Good bayy!!!

 
At Wednesday, November 24, 2004, ana isabel martín said...

I have read an article. It was about marriages of convenience.
It took me about fifteen minutes. I have looked up twelve words. These words are: step up, pay up, wedding, figures, cake, couple, clued, dread, flagrant, grant, witness and sit.
I like this text a lot of, but I knew this theme.
I think these is a problem that we have to cut, because affect to the society.
In my opinion the police is doing a good job.
In this article there are concrete cases.
Not many people recognize to do it.
People who is detained go to prison; but not all people is detected.
Surprise me the money that people spend to come to Spain, about 6.000 Euros and also the people that want to come to Spain.
The people is desperate because they can’t live in their countries.
There are marriages between immigrants and Spanish for love.
In my opinion marriages of convenience be owing finish. For this every people have that conscience about this theme.

 
At Saturday, December 18, 2004, Nicanor García said...

I’m Francisco Cantalejo.

I don’t read this news before.
I have spent reding 20 minutes.
This news trades of the accident
the helicopter.
In the accident died two people.
And it had one injured person.
The news is boring.
I looked the words in the dictionary:
Scuba, tiny, breathing, dive.

 

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